Vehicle signal



Dec. 9, 1924. 1,518,588

c. LUCAS VEHI CLE S IGNAL Filed April l, 1924 INVENTOR.

` ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

STATES VEHICLE SIGNAL Application filled April 1,

To all] @vii-072i t mci/ (formera:

Be it lknown that l, Cnns'rnn linens, a citizen ot" vlhe AUnit-edStates, yresiding `at Clarkdale7 in rthe county ot' 'Yavapai and Stateof i-lrizona, have invented certaiunew and useiul improvements inVehicle tilgnals, ot -which'the following is a specificatioinfrefei'encebeing .hadto the accompanying drawings.

"This 4invention relates to lvehicle signals and 'more particularly vtoa manually con trolled vehicle signal.

An Zirnporftant object :of Athe `invention is to lnovide a devi-ce ofthis character vhaving shiftable signaling ele-ments at-opposite sidesot-the vehicle and a common operating means for thesesignali-ngelements'in which the operati-ng -nieans -is so arranged, andparticularly 4that portion connecting the signals, that-it does notvinany way .obstruct the vision of the operator.

A further ohject of the invention iis to providea device of :thischaracter which iis adjustable in its attachment :to any desired typeoit car lregardless ot the width of the framework :thereof and tol:furthermore ,providea device Ywhich nifay be. iwi-thequal Vlacilityapplied to closed .or opencars.

fhhese' and :other objects Il attain by the construct-ion Vshown in thelacconip'anying drawings, wherein 'forithe purposeful illustration-istshown a preferred embodiment et my invention and wherein 2- lFigure:l iis a `perspcctit,e yiew shturin a signaling apparatus constructed inaccord with my invention applied to the windshield ot an automobile;

Figure 2 is u vertical sectional View on the line o i Figure i Figure 8is a. section through the operating mechanism;

Figure e is a perspectiife of the spring for holding the operatinghandle in adjusted positions;

Figure 5 is a collective perspective of the mounting elements employedin mounting the signal.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings7 the numeral 10indicates an angular bracket one arm 1l ot which is adapted for abutmentagainst the outer surface of the vehicle to be attached thereto. rlliemeans of attachment where the vehicle is an open car consist-s ot clamps1Q engaging the windshield trame and the arm ll. lfhere the car to beFitted is a closed car 1924. 'Serial 'Na 703,433.

securing eienicnts are directed through openings 123 formed in this .armtor engagement with the ylramework .ot vthe car. 'llie attachment ot theybracket is made immediately at the liront 4ot the car and theremainingarin .lili thereof extends horizontal.- lyioutw-ardly from thesides ot theca-r. This armis provided with a plurality of .spacedopenings adapted lor interchangeably receiving .securing elements .16ext-ending through an extension arm .17, theouter end oi which is.provided with a vertically disposed pivot opening in 'which isrotatably engaged .the end .oi a` shaft 1S, the .shaft beneath-,theextension arm l'jT `being provided witha collar 19 ito prevent upwarddisplacemnt thereof. The upper `end .et `this shalt .has .secured.thereto an .indicator 2li which may take anydesired ltorni but which ispreferably in the form et a'brightly colored arrow indicating arproposed direction ot movement .ot the ,vchicle :to which it attached.To the :shaft 18 immediately aboiethe extension arm A17 an arm issecured, indicated at i18n, this jarm ,having ,a hub portion surroundingthe shaft providedwith:a-set ..w 21s() thatlitmay be a'liixedftoithesha. The .end oft this arm is pneterably hooked toward .the`nehicle7 the arm ,extending forwardly from the shaft and :then inwardlyAindicated at `22, llhere are two et' the mechanisms justdescribed. onediscenti at eachscleet 111,1@ vehicle. and one oi' the arms 22 hassecured thereto a fine steel rod 23 and the other .thereof fhasoperatively secured thereto ar tube 2l, the internal diauier el which issuch that fil' slidably receives the rod Through thisI tube at its treeend are extended securing` elements 25 by means ot which the adjustableengagement ot' the rod and tube may be effected.

The inner end of the arm 14 of the bracket located at the same side ofthe vehicle with the steering post Q6 is provided upon its under facewith a downwardly extending lug 14, this lug and the arm having formedtherethrough av vertical bore b. The lug is engaged hy the upper end ofa tube or housing 27 which is held in position hy means ot attachingclips 28 engaging the housing and asuitable support, shown in thepresent instance as a vertical side bar of the windshield. 'Vithin thehousing 27 is arranged a vertical shaft 29 the upper end ol? whichextends through the bore f 14 through a spacing washer 30 and hassecured thereto an operating arm 3l the outer end of which is forked, asat 32, and embraces the section 24 of the connection between theoperating arms 20.

Located upon the steeringv post 26 is a housing 38 through one wall ofwhich is rotatably directed a shaft 34 having secured thereto exteriorlyof the casing an operating handle 35. This operating handle coacts witha positioning spring 36 whereby it is held in adjusted positions, thespring having notches 37 for retaining the handle. In the opposite wallof the casing is secured one end of a flexible tubular housing 38 theopposite end of which is secured to the lower end of the tubular housing27. This housing has arranged therein an operating member 39 for theshaft comprising a closely coiled spring one end of which is secured tothe shaft 29 and the opposite end of which is secured to the shaft 34 ofthe control member. The casing 33 may be secured to the steering` postby any suitable means as, for example, bands 40 surrounding the steeringpost. It will be obvious that 'by shifting the handle 35 the arm 8l maybe caused to oscillate moving with it the arms 20 and signaling elements18a. It will furthermore be obvious that by reason of the constructionabove employed it is possible to adapt the device to either a closed oropen car regardless of the width of these cars and at the same timesupport the signals so that they will be visible from both the front andrear of the vehicle to which they are attached. Many changes beingpossible in the construction of the device as hereinbefore set forthwithout materially departing from the spirit of my invention, I do notlimit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim l. In a vehicle signal, an arm secured to each side of theVehicle and extending outwardly therefrom, an extension arm adjustablymounted on each arm, each of said extension arms being formed with avertical pivot opening in its outer end, a shaft vmounted in each ofsaid openings, a signal means for preventing upward movementk of theshaft, a connection kbetween the arms whereby the arms move in unison,means for shifting said connection including a vertical shaft directedthrough one of said arms and having secured to the upper end thereof anoutwardly extending arm engaging the connection with its forward end, aflexible connection between the opposite end of the shaft, and anoperating handle for rotating the shaft.

2. In a vehicle signal, an arm secured to each side of the vehicle andextending outwardly therefrom, an extension arm adjustablelongitudinally of each of said arms, each of said extension arms beingformed with a vertical pivot opening in its outer end, a shaft mountedin each of said openings, a signal secured to the shaft for rotationtherewith, an operating arm secured to each shaft at one side of theextension arm, a collar secured to the shaft at the opposite side of theextension arm, the arms of said shaft having their terminal portionsdirected toward one another, a steel rod connected to one of saidarms, atube connected to the other of said arms and into which said rodextends, means extending through the tube for adjustably engaging saidrod to clamp the same in adjusted positions within the tube, and meansfor shifting one of said arms.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

CHESTER LUCAS.

